Shirt



No. 607,734. Patented July I9, 1898. s. c. CHAMBERLIN.

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(Application filed. Mar. 25, 1896.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,734, dated uly 19,1898.

Application filed March 25, 1896. Serial No. 584,757. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SPENCER C. CHAMBER- LIN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Bedford, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShirts, of which the following is a specification.

It is well known that when shirts are laundered the neokbands are moreor less stretched in the operation and varied from the original size andthe difficulty of adjusting a fifteeninch collar on afiftcen-and-a-half-inch neckback and the discomfort and annoyancearising from wearing it when so adjusted is a common and wearingexperience.

The object of my invention is to provide means whereby the neckband of ashirt will automatically adjust itself to the size of the collaralthough it may be considerably larger, and this I accomplish by thedevice illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is arear view of the n eckband and shoulder portion of ashirt constructed inaccordance with my invention and showing the usual opening in the backunclosed. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same, showing theusual openingclosed. Fig. 3 is a view of some of the details.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.

The letter a indicates the neckband ofthe shirt, and a indicates theopenings or buttonholes for the stud c, which secures the ends of theneckband together and the center of the collar in position. like theordinary buttonhole, but are elongated slots of sufficient width toallow of the free play of the shank of the stud c longitudinallytherein, so that when the two ends of the neckband are connectedtogether by the stud they will move lengthwise one upon the other to theextent of the length of said slots.

In order to prevent the stud c from becoming displaced from the slots aby the pull or movement of the collar or other strain and to allow theshank of the stud to move in the slots without undue friction, Iemploythe strap Z having each of its ends provided with an ordinarybuttonhole, the upper one adapted to take onto the stud c in theneokband and the lower one to be securedto the button or stud b, whichsecures the opening in the back of the shirt, as Shown in full lines inFig. 1 and in broken lines in Fig. 2.

These openings are not If the neckband of the shirt is larger than thecollar to be worn over it, (as it usually is, because of the stretchingit receives in being laundered,) the elongated slots (1 allow the endsof the neckband to slide upon each other, and thus the neckbandautomatically adjusts itself to the size of the collar when the collaris adjusted over it, and the neckband sets easily and smoothly aroundthe neck. The strap 1) serves to hold the stud c in place and relievethe friction of the shank of the stud on the upper sides of the slots a.

The strap 1) has buttonholes at its ends, the upper one receiving thestud c and the lower one the stud or fastening b, which serves topivotally and detachably connect the strap with the yoke of the shirtand likewise answers the purpose of securing the yoke when closed. Byhaving the strap b detachably connected with the shirt in the manner setforth it is not in the way and does not interfere with the laundering ofthe garment, and by having it pivotally connected with the yoke it canturn to adapt itself to the strain, whereby puckering is avoided and thestrap permitted to lie close against the shirt without causing thewearer inconvenience, discomfort, and annoyance, which would be the caseif the strap were permanently or rigidly stitched or fastened to theshirt.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

In combination, a shirt having longitudinal slots at the terminals ofits neckband, a stud loosely fitted in the slots to permit the neckbandto automatically adapt itself to the size of the 'wearers neck, a straplocated wholly toone side of the neck-opening at all times and havingthe said stud secured thereto at its upper end, and a fasteningpivotally and detachably connecting the lower end of the strap to theyoke, whereby the strap may be removed when laundering the shirt andwill lie close against the shirt at all positions without puckering, andsaid fastening providing means for securing the yoke when closed,substantially as set forth.

SPENCER C. CHAMBERLIN.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. MASON, ERWIN H. CHAMBERLIN.

